English Grammar Exercises for B1- Participle clauses (2)

4 exercices

1)
My sister is a member of the choir performed / performing tonight.
2)
The audience watching / watched the rock band were mainly young people.
3)
The money collecting / collected by the buskers will be donated to charity.
4)
The aria singing / sung by the opera singer was very moving.
5)
We received a letter inviting / invited us to a performance by a string quartet.
6)
The New World symphony, composed / composing by Dvorak, is one of his best.
7)
The conductor led / leading the orchestra is from Moscow.
8)
The instrument played / playing by the lead violinist was a Stradivarius.

1)
The scene (portray) in the picture is a busy city street.
2)
None of the people (depict) in the scene is driving a car.
3)
The clothes (wear) by the people are very old-fashioned.
4)
The dog (stand) in the foreground looks as if he has just seen something interesting.
5)
A woman (walk) with her daughter has also stopped to watch the action.
6)
The three men (talk) in the background look like they are discussing the incident.

1)
The symphony, which was written in 1869, was played beautifully by the orchestra.
The symphony, written in 1869, was played beautiful by the orchestra.
2)
On stage there’s a folk band which is singing old songs.
3)
The musician, who was educated in Rome, will play three songs this evening.
4)
The cathedral which was used for the ceremony was built in the last century.
5)
The opera, which stars Elaine Stewart, was an absolute disaster.
6)
The DJ who is playing the music is very well-known.

Challenge!
Invent some information about the people in the picture. Look at the questions to help you. Write the information as participle clauses.
What are the people wearing / doing?
Where are they sitting / standing?
Who are they?

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